Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 12:35:47 -0700 From: "Jason R. Mastaler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: tmda-pending's fate (was Re: Known bug re -O and -Y?) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Well, it won't be enhanced by me. My position on the tmda-pending tool at this point is the following.
tmda-pending has probably amassed as many or more feature requests than the rest of TMDA combined. I don't ever use tmda-pending, and no one else works on it. This creates a natural conflict of interests.
tmda-pending remains because the TMDA 1.0 pending queue format is non-standard, and it gives users a tool to manipulate it who don't want to write their own. tmda-pending in its current form will be supported on this list until I retire the 1.0.x series. No new features or capabilities will be added to tmda-pending.
I will instead put my efforts into a new pending queue abstraction that will result in a number of possible formats, notably Maildir, a de-facto standard which has many tools, libraries, and MUAs that support it. Thus, you will be able to manipulate your pending queue with much more versatile and powerful tools than the crappy tmda-pending script.
Once this happens, tmda-pending will be removed from the TMDA 1.1.x distribution. tmda-pending is a good candidate for a separate project maintained and developed by users who have still have interest in it.
'tis a shame. I like the daily reports I have setup in cron from tmda-pending using the example given in tmda-pending -h. It will be interesting to see how all of its functionality will be replaced. If only I knew any python......
Thanks for a great tool Jason. _____________________________________________ tmda-users mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://tmda.net/lists/listinfo/tmda-users
